---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-23-005757"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKTI"
cik: "0000002186"
company_name: "BK Technologies Corp"
filed_at: "2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T23:09:43.298693+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BK Technologies Q1 revenue up 184% to $18.7M; net loss narrows to $1.3M

## Summary
- Revenue $18.7M vs $6.6M YoY (+184%); driven by BKR 5000 shipments and strong demand.
- Gross margin improved to 26% from 22% YoY; on track for full-year 35% target.
- Order backlog $22.9M at March 31, 2023; shipped 10,000 radios in Q1.
- Net loss ($1.3M) or ($0.07) per share vs ($3.9M) or ($0.23) per share YoY improvement.
- Received first purchase order for InteropONE PTToC service from a large public safety agency in a top-5 U.S. metro market.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-23-005757
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKTI
- cik: 0000002186
- company_name: BK Technologies Corp
- filed_at: 2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2186/000165495423005757/0001654954-23-005757-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2186/000165495423005757/bkti_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-005757
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-005757.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-005757.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BK Technologies Corp reported first quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $18.7 million, net income ($1.3 million), EPS ($0.07) per basic and diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $18.7 million
  - Net income: ($1.3 million)
  - EPS: ($0.07) per basic and diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Company will host a conference call today, May 4, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. First Quarter 2023 Financial and Operational Update · 184% increase in first quarter revenue to $18.7 million driven by increased shipments and strong demand of the BKR 5000 radio · Gross margin improved to 26%, continuing the sequential quarter over quarter margin improvement trend that
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2186/000165495423005757/0001654954-23-005757-index.htm

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